CN117342222A - Material conveying device and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application provides a material conveying device and a material conveying method. The device comprises: the device comprises a first conveying unit, a first transferring unit, a scanning unit and a control unit, wherein the scanning unit is arranged opposite to the first transferring unit, the first conveying unit is used for conveying materials to the first transferring unit, grooves are distributed on the first transferring unit at intervals, and the grooves are used for accommodating the materials; the scanning unit is used for scanning the material to obtain related information of the material under the condition that the material moves to a first position along with the first transferring unit; the control unit is used for determining the transfer path of the material based on the related information. According to the scheme, the problems of missing scanning or inaccurate scanning and the like can be effectively avoided, materials which are conveyed to a specific station can be split according to the requirements of the specific station, and materials which do not meet the requirements of the station are conveyed to the specific station to be processed as much as possible, so that the processing cost is saved.
Description
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of material conveying, in particular to a material conveying device and a material conveying method.
Background
In the preparation process flow of the product, materials for preparing the product are required to be sequentially conveyed to each station for processing. For some materials to be processed, how to acquire relevant information of the materials before the materials are conveyed to a specific station and how to sort out the materials to be processed meeting the requirements of the specific station, so that the sorted materials to be processed are conveyed to the specific station for processing, which is a problem to be solved urgently at present.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above problems, the application provides a material conveying device and a method, which can effectively avoid the problems of missing scanning, inaccurate scanning and the like, and can shunt materials conveyed to a specific station according to the requirements of the specific station, so that the materials which do not meet the requirements of the station are prevented from being conveyed to the specific station as much as possible for processing, and the processing cost is saved.
In a first aspect, a material conveying device is provided, including a first conveying unit, a first transferring unit, a scanning unit and a control unit, the scanning unit is arranged opposite to the first transferring unit, wherein: the first conveying unit is used for conveying materials to the first transferring unit, grooves are distributed on the first transferring unit at intervals, and the grooves are used for accommodating the materials; the scanning unit is used for scanning the material to obtain the related information of the material under the condition that the material moves to a first position along with the first transferring unit; and the control unit is used for determining the transfer path of the material based on the related information.
In the technical scheme of this embodiment, the interval distribution has a plurality of recesses that can place the material on the first transportation unit, and when a plurality of materials are along with the in-process that first transportation unit removed by the scanning, owing to there is certain interval between the adjacent material of arranging in the recess, can effectively avoid the scanning omission that leads to owing to too near or piling up between the adjacent material, perhaps scan inaccurate scheduling problem. In the technical scheme of the embodiment of the application, the transfer paths of different materials can be determined based on the related information obtained by scanning, so that the materials which do not meet the requirements of the specific station are split and are not conveyed to the specific station for processing, and the processing cost is saved.
In some embodiments, the control unit is configured to control the first transfer unit to transfer the first material to the second transfer unit in case it is determined that the material is the first material based on the related information; and the control unit is used for controlling the first transfer unit to convey the second material to the third conveying unit under the condition that the material is determined to be the second material according to the related information. In this embodiment, the first transferring unit and the scanning unit disposed opposite to the first transferring unit shunt the material conveyed on the first conveying unit to the second conveying unit and the third conveying unit, for example, the first material is a material meeting the requirement of a specific station, so that the second material can be effectively prevented from being conveyed to the specific station for processing, and processing cost is saved.
In some embodiments, the control unit is configured to control the first transfer unit to transfer the first material to the second transfer unit, comprising: the control unit is used for controlling the first transferring unit to convey the first material to the second transferring unit and controlling the second transferring unit to convey the first material to the second conveying unit. In this embodiment, the second transfer unit can play the cushioning effect, effectively avoids just beginning to shunt the reposition of redundant personnel untimely or reposition of redundant personnel mistake problem that leads to the material from first transfer unit.
In some embodiments, the control unit is configured to control the first transfer unit to transfer the second material to the third transfer unit, including: the control unit is used for controlling the first transferring unit to convey the second material to the second transferring unit, controlling the pushing unit arranged on the second transferring unit to push the second material to the third transferring unit under the condition that the material moves to the second position along with the second transferring unit, and controlling the third transferring unit to convey the second material to the third conveying unit. In this embodiment, based on the layout of the components, the first conveying unit may convey the material output from the previous station to the first transferring unit, the scanning unit may obtain, through scanning, related information of the material on the first transferring unit, and provide related information for splitting the material on the second transferring unit, and the second transferring unit may split the material to the second conveying unit and the third conveying unit according to the related information, and the third transferring unit may serve as a transition component between the second transferring unit and the third conveying unit, so as to avoid that the second transferring unit is adjacent to the second conveying unit and the third conveying unit at the same time, so that the distance between the second conveying unit and the third conveying unit is relatively close, and in the splitting process, the first material is split to the third conveying unit by mistake, or the second material is split to the second conveying unit by mistake, thereby reducing the order and accuracy of splitting. In some embodiments, the transfer unit is a rotating member, and the edges of the rotating member are spaced apart by grooves. In this embodiment, the transfer unit is a rotating member, so that the floor space of the material conveying device can be reduced.
In some embodiments, the device further comprises a blocking unit mounted at the front end of the position where the material enters the first transferring unit, wherein the blocking unit is used for allowing the material to enter the groove of the first transferring unit under the condition that the first conveying unit conveys the material to the third position, and the distance between the material at the third position and the groove of the first transferring unit meets the feeding condition. In the embodiment, when the distance between the material and the groove of the first transfer unit does not meet the feeding condition, the blocking unit is closed to block the material from entering the groove of the first transfer unit, so that the material is effectively prevented from colliding with the first transfer unit, and the material is damaged.
In some embodiments, the control unit is further configured to control the first conveying unit to stop conveying the material to the first transfer unit if the amount of the first material buffered on the second conveying unit is greater than or equal to a preset threshold. If the first material meets the requirement of the next station, the problem that the first material cannot orderly enter the next station for processing due to transitional accumulation of the first material on the first conveying unit and thus the processing efficiency is affected can be effectively avoided by the scheme of the embodiment.
In some embodiments, the conveying unit is a chain plate line, so that abrasion of the conveying unit by materials can be reduced.
In a second aspect, there is provided a method of transporting a material, the method comprising: the material is conveyed to a first transferring unit through a first conveying unit, wherein grooves are distributed on the first transferring unit at intervals and are used for containing the material; under the condition that the material moves to a first position along with the first transferring unit, the scanning unit scans the material to obtain related information of the material, and the scanning unit and the first transferring unit are arranged oppositely; and determining the material transfer path according to the related information.
In some embodiments, determining a diversion path of the material based on the relevant information includes: under the condition that the material is determined to be the first material according to the related information, conveying the first material from the first transfer unit to the second conveying unit; and under the condition that the material is determined to be the second material according to the related information, conveying the second material from the first transfer unit to the third conveying unit.
In some embodiments, transporting the first material from the first transfer unit to the second transfer unit includes: the first material is transported from the first transfer unit to the second transfer unit, which transports the first material to the second transfer unit.
In some embodiments, transporting the second material from the first transfer unit to the third transfer unit includes: and conveying the second material from the first transferring unit to the second transferring unit, wherein a pushing unit arranged on the second transferring unit pushes the second material to a third transferring unit, and the third transferring unit conveys the second material to a third conveying unit under the condition that the material moves to a second position along with the second transferring unit.
In some embodiments, the transfer unit is a rotating member, and the material is located in the groove during the process of conveying the material by the transfer unit.
In some embodiments, a blocking unit is mounted to the front end unit at a location where material enters the first transfer unit, and conveys the material to the first transfer unit through the first conveying unit, including: under the condition that the first conveying unit conveys the material to the third position, the blocking unit is opened and is used for enabling the material to enter the first transferring unit, and the distance between the material at the third position and the groove of the first transferring unit meets the feeding condition.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises: and under the condition that the quantity of the first materials buffered on the second conveying unit is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value, the first conveying unit stops conveying the materials to the first transferring unit.
The beneficial effects of the solution provided in the second aspect can be referred to as the beneficial effects of the corresponding solution in the first aspect, and will not be described again.
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In the drawings: fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a material conveying device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a material conveying device according to another embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a material conveying device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a material conveying device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a material conveying device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a material conveying device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a material conveying device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 8 is a flow chart of a material conveying method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
Fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart of a material conveying method according to some embodiments of the present application.
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a material conveying device 100, a first conveying unit 101, a first transferring unit 102, a scanning unit 103, a material 104, a baffle 105, a pushing unit 106, a blocking unit 107 and a roller 108;
a second transfer unit 201, a second transfer unit 202; a third transfer unit 301, a third transfer unit 302.
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Embodiments of the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are only for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and thus are only examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the present application and in the description of the figures above are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.
In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "first," "second," etc. are used merely to distinguish between different objects and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, a particular order or a primary or secondary relationship.
Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Those of skill in the art will explicitly and implicitly appreciate that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.
In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "and/or" is merely an association relationship describing an association object, which means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.
In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "plurality" refers to two or more (including two), and similarly, "plural sets" refers to two or more (including two), and "plural sheets" refers to two or more (including two).
On a production line, how to optimize the scanning process of materials and how to split materials meeting the requirements of a specific station from materials output by an upstream station of the specific station in the process of conveying the materials required for preparing products to the specific station for processing are problems to be considered.
The product is a battery, the materials required for preparing the product are electric cores, when the electric cores finish related operations at the station #1, the electric cores output by the station #1 need to be conveyed to the station #2 for processing, the electric cores conveyed to the station #2 have high or low quality, the electric cores with the quality which cannot meet the requirements of the station #2, such as NG electric cores, the electric cores with the quality which can meet the requirements of the station #2, such as qualified (OK) electric cores, related information about how to accurately scan the electric cores output by the station #1, and how to shunt unqualified (NG) electric cores and OK electric cores before the electric cores are conveyed to the station #2 are problems to be solved, in the example, the station #1 can be a testing station, and the station #2 can be a coating station.
In order to solve the problems, the application provides a material conveying device and a material conveying method, which can effectively avoid the problems of missing scanning, inaccurate scanning and the like, and can split materials conveyed to a specific station according to the requirements of the specific station, so that the materials which do not meet the requirements of the station are prevented from being conveyed to the specific station as much as possible for processing, and the processing cost is saved.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 1, a material conveying apparatus 100 includes a first conveying unit 101, a first transferring unit 102, a scanning unit 103, and a control unit, the scanning unit 103 being disposed opposite to the first transferring unit 102, wherein: the first conveying unit 101 is used for conveying materials to the first transferring unit 102, grooves are distributed on the first transferring unit 102 at intervals, the grooves are used for containing the materials, and the materials conveyed to the first transferring unit 102 are placed in the grooves; a scanning unit 103, configured to scan the material to obtain relevant information of the material when the material moves to a first position along with the first transferring unit 102; a control unit for determining a transfer path of the material 104 based on the relevant information.
The material that outputs on the upper reaches station is along with first transfer unit 101 carries first transfer unit 102, and the surface interval of first transfer unit 102 distributes flutedly, and the interval between the adjacent recess can be equal, and the material can be placed to the recess for the material is located the recess along with the in-process that first transfer unit 102 removed, and the shape of recess can set up according to the shape of material. The arrangement of the scanning unit 103 opposite the first forwarding unit 102 can be understood as: the scanning unit 103 is opposite to the moving direction of the material 104 on the first transferring unit 102, that is, if the material is printed with a two-dimensional code or a bar code, the scanning unit 103 is arranged at a position where the two-dimensional code or the bar code on the material can be scanned in the moving process of the material, which is not limited in this application. For example, as shown in fig. 1, the scanning unit 103 is fixed to the arcuate shutter 105, and the arcuate shutter 105 prevents material from escaping from the recess and leaving the first transfer unit 102. The first position, e.g. the material moves with the first transfer unit 102 to a position where the material is opposite the scanning unit 103. The first position may be determined according to the distance that the material moves with the first transfer unit 102 from entering the first transfer unit 102, or the first position may be determined according to the angle at which the material rotates with the first transfer unit 102 from entering the first transfer unit 102. The related information of the material can be information obtained based on scanning a two-dimensional code or a bar code on the material, or information obtained based on scanning the material.
The control unit may control the cooperation between the first conveying unit 101, the first transferring unit 102, and the scanning unit 103, for example, the control unit may control the moving speed of the first conveying unit 101 and the first transferring unit 102, and may obtain the moving distance or the rotating angle of the first transferring unit 102, so that the timing of scanning the material by the scanning unit 103 may be controlled, and the relevant information scanned by the scanning unit 103 may be obtained. After the control unit obtains the related information of the material, the type of the material can be determined based on the related information, for example, whether the material is an OK material, whether the material is an NG material, or whether the material is a material which can be sent to a next station for processing. Different kinds of materials are different in transfer paths, so that different kinds of materials can be transferred to different positions in a split flow mode.
Based on the above embodiment, the first transferring unit 102 is provided with a plurality of grooves in which materials can be placed at intervals, and a space exists between adjacent grooves, so that when a plurality of materials are scanned along with the movement of the first transferring unit 102, the materials can be prevented from being stacked due to the fact that the materials are placed in the grooves, and the problems of missing scanning, inaccurate scanning and the like caused by too short distance between the adjacent materials can be effectively avoided. Based on the embodiment, the transfer paths of different materials can be determined based on the related information obtained by scanning, so that the materials which do not meet the requirements of the next station are split and are not conveyed to the next station for processing, and the processing cost is saved.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 2, the material conveying device 100 further comprises a second conveying unit 201, and the control unit is configured to control the first transferring unit 102 to convey the first material to the second conveying unit 201 in case that the material is determined to be the first material according to the related information.
The control unit may obtain related information about the first material issued by the production system, and the control unit may determine whether the current material is the first material according to the related information about the first material issued by the production system and the related information about the material obtained by scanning by the scanning unit 103, if the related information issued by the production system is consistent with the related information obtained by scanning, determine that the current material is the first material, and if the related information issued by the production system is inconsistent with the related information obtained by scanning, determine that the current material is not the first material. The second conveying unit 201 may be the same type as the first conveying unit 101, or may be different, for example, the second conveying unit 201 and the first conveying unit 101 are both rotating members or others, which is not limited in this application. After the second conveying unit 201 and the first transferring unit 102 determine that the material is the first material, the control unit may convey the material from the first transferring unit 102 to the second conveying unit 201, and if it is determined that the material is not the first material, the control unit may convey the material from the first transferring unit 102 to other positions, for example, may grab the material to other positions, so as to avoid the material entering the second conveying unit 201.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 3, the material conveying apparatus 100 further comprises a second transfer unit 202. The control unit is configured to control the first transferring unit 102 to transfer the first material to the second conveying unit 201, and includes: the control unit is configured to control the first transferring unit 102 to transfer the first material to the second transferring unit 202, and control the second transferring unit 202 to transfer the first material to the second conveying unit 201.
The second transferring unit 202 may be the same type as the first transferring unit 102 or may be different, which is not limited in this application. The surface of the second transferring unit 202 may also be provided with grooves at intervals, materials may be placed in the grooves, the first materials may move from the grooves of the first transferring unit 102 to the grooves of the second transferring unit 202 along with the movement of the first transferring unit 102, the second transferring unit 202 is adjacent to the first transferring unit 102, a certain gap may exist between the second transferring unit 202 and the first transferring unit 102, but the gap is smaller, the materials may not fall into the gap between the first transferring unit 102 and the second transferring unit 202, and the second transferring unit 202 is adjacent to the second conveying unit 201. If the first material is OK material, the first material may be transferred from the second transfer unit 201 to the next station.
Based on the above embodiment, the second transferring unit 202 can play a role of buffering, so as to effectively avoid the problems of untimely material diversion or wrong material diversion caused by the material diversion from the first transferring unit 102.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the material conveying device 100 further comprises a third conveying unit 301, and the control unit is configured to control the first transferring unit 102 to convey the second material to the third conveying unit 301 in the case that the material is determined to be the second material according to the related information.
Referring to fig. 4, the type of the third transfer unit 301 may be the same as or different from the first transfer unit 101, which is not limited in this application. After determining that the material is a first material (e.g., OK material), the control unit may transfer the material from the first transfer unit 102 to the second transfer unit 201.
For example, if it is determined that the material is a second material (e.g., NG material), the control unit may transfer the material from the first transfer unit 102 to the third transfer unit 301, and the control unit may control the pushing unit 106 located above the first transfer unit 102 to push the second material from the first transfer unit 102 to the third transfer unit 301. A sensor may be disposed on the pushing unit 106 to sense whether the second material reaches the pushing position. The control unit may acquire related information about the first material issued by the production system, and the control information may determine whether the current material is the second material according to the related information about the first material issued by the production system and the related information about the material obtained by scanning by the scanning unit 103, if the related information issued by the production system is consistent with the related information obtained by scanning, determine that the current material is the first material, and if the related information issued by the production system is inconsistent with the related information obtained by scanning, determine that the current material is the second material.
Based on the above embodiment, the first transferring unit 102 and the scanning unit 103 disposed opposite to the first transferring unit 102 shunt the material conveyed on the first conveying unit 101 to the second conveying unit 201 and the third conveying unit 301, for example, the first material is a material meeting the requirement of a specific station, so that the solution can effectively avoid that the second material is conveyed to the specific station for processing, thereby saving the processing cost.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 5, the material conveying apparatus 100 further comprises a third transfer unit 302 and a pushing unit 106. The control unit for controlling the first transfer unit 102 to transfer the second material to the third transfer unit 301 includes: the control unit is configured to control the first transferring unit 102 to transfer the second material to the second transferring unit 202, control the pushing unit 106 installed above the second transferring unit 202 to push the second material to the third transferring unit 302, and control the third transferring unit 302 to transfer the second material to the third conveying unit 301 when the material moves to the second position along with the second transferring unit 202.
The third transfer unit 302 and the second transfer unit 202 may be disposed adjacent, and the third transfer unit 302 and the third transfer unit 301 are disposed adjacent. As shown in fig. 5, the third transferring unit 302 may be disposed below the second transferring unit 202, and the type of the third transferring unit 302 may be the same as or different from the first transferring unit 102, which is not limited in this application. Grooves may also be spaced on the surface of the third transfer unit 302, and material may be placed in the grooves. The control unit may determine whether the second material reaches a second position according to a distance or an angle at which the second material moves along with the second transferring unit 202, where the second position is located near a pushing end of the pushing unit 106, and the pushing unit 106 may push the second material into the groove of the third transferring unit 302 at the second position, and the second material may move from the groove of the third transferring unit 302 to the third conveying unit 301 along with the movement of the third transferring unit 302. Alternatively, a sensor may be installed on the pushing unit 106, to sense whether the current material moves to the second position, and sensors may be provided on the first transferring unit 102 and the second transferring unit 202 for counting, and the control unit may determine whether the current material moving to the second position from the scanned position is the second material by counting, and if the current material is the second material, control the pushing unit 106 to push the current material at the second position to the third transferring unit 302.
The pushing unit 106 in the embodiment of the present application may be a pushing cylinder.
Based on the above embodiment, according to the layout of the components, the first conveying unit 101 may convey the material output from the previous station to the first transferring unit 102, the scanning unit 103 may obtain the related information of the material on the first transferring unit 102 through scanning, and provide the related information for the material split on the second transferring unit 202, the second transferring unit 202 may split the material to the second conveying unit 201 and the third conveying unit 301 according to the related information, and the third transferring unit 302 may serve as a transition component between the second transferring unit 202 and the third conveying unit 301, so as to avoid that the second transferring unit 202 is adjacent to the second conveying unit 201 and the third conveying unit 301 at the same time as much as possible, resulting in that the distance between the second conveying unit 201 and the third conveying unit 301 is relatively close, thereby, in the splitting process, the first material is split to the third conveying unit 301 by mistake, or the second material is split to the second conveying unit 201 by mistake, thereby reducing the order and accuracy of splitting.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the transferring unit is a rotating member, and grooves are distributed at intervals on the edge of the rotating member.
For example, the first transferring unit 102, the second transferring unit 202 and the third transferring unit 302 are all rotating members, the rotating members can be rotary discs or gears, and cylindrical materials such as battery cells can be placed in tooth grooves at the edges of the rotating members.
Based on the above embodiment, the transferring unit is a rotating member, so that the occupied area of the material conveying device 100 can be reduced.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 6, the material conveying apparatus 100 further includes a blocking unit 107 installed at a front end of a position where the material enters the first transferring unit 102, the blocking unit 107 being configured to allow the material to enter the recess of the first transferring unit 102 in a case where the first conveying unit 101 conveys the material to a third position, and a distance between the material at the third position and the recess of the first transferring unit 102 satisfies a feeding condition.
The third position is, for example, a critical point where the material enters the first transferring unit 102 from the first conveying unit 101, the blocking unit 107 may be a blocking cylinder, and when the material meets the feeding condition, the blocking unit 107 is opened to allow the material to enter the first groove of the first transferring unit 102, and when the distance between the material and the first groove on the first transferring unit 102 does not meet the feeding condition, the blocking cylinder is closed to block the material from entering the first groove of the first transferring unit 102, i.e. a certain groove on the first transferring unit 102 to be moved to the third position. The material meeting the feeding condition, i.e. being in the third position, can just enter the first groove of the first transferring unit 102, so that the collision between the material and the first transferring unit 102 can be avoided, and the material is damaged. In addition to fig. 6, the device 100 illustrated in fig. 1 to 5 may also be provided with the above-mentioned blocking unit 107 at a corresponding position.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 7, optionally, the material conveying device 100 further includes a roller 108, where the roller 108 may drive the first conveying unit 101 to operate, so that the length of the first conveying unit 101 may be lengthened on the premise of saving space, so as to avoid accumulation of materials on the first conveying unit 101 due to a shorter length of the first conveying unit 101.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the control unit is further configured to control the first conveying unit 101 to stop conveying the material to the first transferring unit 102 in case the amount of the first material buffered on the second conveying unit 201 is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value.
Optionally, in the case that the amount of the first material buffered on the second conveying unit 201 is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, the control unit may further control the transferring unit in the above device to stop the operation.
The preset threshold may be determined according to the size of the material and the length of the second conveying unit 201, and may be preset, and the control unit may obtain the preset threshold. The size of the material can be the apparent dimensions of the material such as length, width, height, diameter, etc. The front end of the second conveying unit 201 may be provided with a sensor, count the first materials entering the second conveying unit 201, and inform the control unit of the obtained amount of the first materials, so that the control unit may determine whether the amount of the first materials buffered on the second conveying unit 201 exceeds a preset threshold.
Based on the above embodiment, if the first material meets the requirement of the next station, the solution can effectively avoid the problem that the first material cannot orderly enter the next station for processing due to the transitional accumulation of the first material on the first conveying unit 101, thereby affecting the processing efficiency.
According to some embodiments of the application, the control unit is a programmable logic controller (programmable logic controller, PLC), the motor of the conveying unit and the servo motor of the transferring unit are controlled by the PLC, different operation units can be linked, coordination between the conveying unit and the transferring unit can be achieved, scanning or shunting of materials is orderly carried out, and scanning or shunting efficiency is improved.
The PLC controlled transfer units include a first transfer unit 101, a second transfer unit 201, and a third transfer unit 301, and the controlled transfer units include a first transfer unit 102, a second transfer unit 202, and a third transfer unit 302. Optionally, the PLC may also control the blocking unit 107 and the pushing unit 106. The PLC is, for example, a programmable controller of a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU) unit, and may control a coupler, a frequency converter, and a servo driver, wherein the coupler may control an electromagnetic valve and a cylinder in the pushing unit 106 or the blocking unit 107, and a photoelectric sensor, the frequency converter may control a motor of the transfer unit, and the servo driver may control a servo motor of the transfer unit.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the first conveying unit 101, the second conveying unit 201, and the third conveying unit 301 are chain plate lines, so that wear of the conveying units during conveying of materials can be reduced.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 8, a method of material delivery includes the steps of:
step 801, conveying the material to the first transferring unit 102 through the first conveying unit 101, wherein grooves are distributed on the first transferring unit 102 at intervals, the grooves are used for containing the material, and the material conveyed to the first transferring unit 102 is placed in the grooves.
In step 802, in the case that the material moves to the first position along with the first transferring unit 102, the scanning unit 103 scans the material to obtain relevant information of the material, and the scanning unit 103 and the first transferring unit 102 are disposed opposite to each other.
Step 803, determining a material transfer path according to the related information.
According to some embodiments of the present application, determining a transfer path of a material based on relevant information includes: in case it is determined that the material is the first material according to the related information, the first material is transferred from the first transferring unit 102 to the second transferring unit 201.
According to some embodiments of the present application, transporting the first material from the first transfer unit 102 to the second transfer unit 201 includes: the first material is transported from the first transfer unit 102 to the second transfer unit 202, and the second transfer unit 202 transports the first material to the second transfer unit 201.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the method of diverting material further comprises: in case the amount of the first material buffered on the second conveying unit 201 is greater than or equal to the preset threshold value, the first conveying unit 101 stops conveying the material to the first transferring unit 102.
According to some embodiments of the present application, determining a transfer path of a material from relevant information includes: in case it is determined that the material is a second material based on the related information, the second material is transferred from the first transfer unit 102 to the third transfer unit 301.
According to some embodiments of the present application, transporting the second material from the first transfer unit 102 to the third transfer unit 301 includes: the second material is transferred from the first transfer unit 102 to the second transfer unit 202, and in the case where the material moves to the second position along with the second transfer unit 202, the pushing unit 106 mounted on the second transfer unit 202 pushes the second material to the third transfer unit 302, and the third transfer unit 302 transfers the second material to the third transfer unit 301.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the transfer units are rotating members, and the materials are located in the grooves during the process of conveying the materials by the transfer units.
According to some embodiments of the present application, a blocking unit 107 is installed at a front end unit of a position where a material enters the first transferring unit, and the material is transferred to the first transferring unit 102 through the first transferring unit 101, including: in case the first transfer unit 101 transfers the material to the third position, the blocking unit 107 is opened for letting the material into the first transfer unit 102, the distance between the material in the third position and the recess of the first transfer unit 102 satisfying the feeding condition.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the motors of the respective transfer units and the servo motors of the respective transfer units may be controlled based on a PLC.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the conveying unit is a link plate line.
The functions, positional relationships, executed operations, and beneficial effects of the embodiments of the above-mentioned terms related to the material conveying method may be referred to the examples of fig. 1 to 7 and the corresponding descriptions, and will not be repeated.
Fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart of a material conveying method according to some embodiments of the present application, taking the material conveying device 100 illustrated in fig. 7 as an example, the first material is an OK material, the second material is an NG material, and the material conveying method includes the following steps:
in step 901, the first conveying unit 101 feeds the first transferring unit 102, and the material conveyed to the first transferring unit 102 may be the material output from the previous station.
In step 902, the first transfer unit 102 receives material from the first transfer unit 101.
In step 903, the scanning unit 103 scans the material on the first transferring unit 102, the control unit determines based on the related information of the material acquired by the scanning unit 103, if the material is determined to be an OK material based on the related information, step 904 is performed, and if the material is determined to be an NG material based on the related information, step 904' is performed.
The scanning unit scans may be by radio frequency identification technology (radio frequency identification, RFID).
At step 904, the first diversion unit 102 delivers OK material to the second diversion unit 202.
In step 905, the second transferring unit 202 conveys the OK material to the second conveying unit 201.
At step 906, the second conveying unit 201 conveys the OK material to the next station.
At step 904', the first diversion unit 102 delivers NG material to the second diversion unit 202.
In step 905', the pushing unit 106 pushes NG material from the second diversion unit 202 towards the third diversion unit 302 as the NG material on the second diversion unit 202 moves to the second position.
At step 906', the third diversion unit 302 delivers NG material to the third delivery unit 301.
In step 907', the third transfer unit 301 down-feeds NG material, e.g. the third transfer unit 201 down-feeds NG material to other specified locations.
The specific details of the operations performed by the units in the above flow are described above, and are not repeated.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the embodiments, and are intended to be included within the scope of the claims and description. In particular, the technical features mentioned in the respective embodiments may be combined in any manner as long as there is no structural conflict. The present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but encompasses all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.
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1. The utility model provides a material conveyor, its characterized in that includes first conveying unit, first transportation unit, scanning unit and control unit, the scanning unit with first transportation unit sets up relatively, wherein:
the first conveying unit is used for conveying materials to the first transferring unit, wherein grooves are distributed on the first transferring unit at intervals and used for accommodating the materials;
the scanning unit is used for scanning the material to obtain related information of the material under the condition that the material moves to a first position along with the first transferring unit;
the control unit is used for determining the transfer path of the material based on the related information.
2. The material conveying device according to claim 1, wherein,
the control unit is used for controlling the first transferring unit to convey the first material to the second conveying unit under the condition that the material is determined to be the first material according to the related information;
and under the condition that the material is determined to be the second material according to the related information, the control unit is used for controlling the first transferring unit to convey the second material to the third conveying unit.
3. The material conveying apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit is configured to control the first transfer unit to convey the first material to the second conveying unit, and includes:
the control unit is used for controlling the first transferring unit to convey the first material to the second transferring unit and controlling the second transferring unit to convey the first material to the second conveying unit.
4. A material conveying apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the control unit is for controlling the first transfer unit to convey the second material to a third conveying unit, comprising:
the control unit is used for controlling the first transferring unit to convey the second material to the second transferring unit, controlling the pushing unit installed on the second transferring unit to push the second material to the third transferring unit under the condition that the material moves to the second position along with the second transferring unit, and controlling the third transferring unit to convey the second material to the third conveying unit.
5. A material conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transfer unit is a rotating member, and the recesses are spaced apart from the edges of the rotating member.
6. A material conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a blocking unit mounted at the front end of the position where the material enters the first transfer unit,
the blocking unit is used for enabling the materials to enter the groove of the first transferring unit under the condition that the first conveying unit conveys the materials to the third position, and the distance between the materials at the third position and the groove of the first transferring unit meets the feeding condition.
7. A material conveying apparatus as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein,
the control unit is further configured to control the first conveying unit to stop conveying the material to the first transferring unit when the number of the first materials buffered on the second conveying unit is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value.
8. A material conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conveying unit is a flight line.
9. A method of transporting a material, the method comprising:
conveying the material to a first transferring unit through a first conveying unit, wherein grooves are distributed on the first transferring unit at intervals and are used for accommodating the material;
under the condition that the material moves to a first position along with the first transferring unit, the scanning unit scans the material to obtain related information of the material, and the scanning unit and the first transferring unit are arranged oppositely;
and determining the transfer path of the material according to the related information.
10. The material conveying method according to claim 9, wherein determining the transfer path of the material based on the related information includes:
under the condition that the material is determined to be a first material according to the related information, conveying the first material from the first transfer unit to a second conveying unit;
and under the condition that the material is determined to be the second material according to the related information, the second material is conveyed to a third conveying unit from the first transferring unit.
11. The material conveying method as claimed in claim 10, wherein conveying the first material from the first transfer unit to a second transfer unit comprises:
the first material is transported from the first transfer unit to a second transfer unit, which transports the first material to the second transfer unit.
12. The material conveying method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that conveying the second material from the first transfer unit to a third transfer unit comprises:
and conveying the second material from the first transferring unit to a second transferring unit, wherein a pushing unit arranged on the second transferring unit pushes the second material to a third transferring unit, and the third transferring unit conveys the second material to the third conveying unit under the condition that the material moves to a second position along with the second transferring unit.
13. A method of transporting material according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the transfer unit is a rotating member, and the material is located in the recess during the transport of the material by the transfer unit.
14. A method of transporting material according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein a blocking unit is mounted to a front end unit of a location where the material enters the first transfer unit, the transporting material to the first transfer unit by a first transfer unit comprising:
and under the condition that the first conveying unit conveys the materials to a third position, the blocking unit is opened and is used for enabling the materials to enter the first transferring unit, and the distance between the materials at the third position and the grooves of the first transferring unit meets the feeding condition.
15. The material conveying method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the method further comprises:
and under the condition that the quantity of the first materials buffered on the second conveying unit is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value, the first conveying unit stops conveying the materials to the first transferring unit.
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